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Gardening Area => Growing questions and answers => Topic started by: Divinorum on March 05, 2014, 07:59:56 PM

Title: Community Soil Reference Thread
Post by: Divinorum on March 05, 2014, 07:59:56 PM

I'll start off with a quote from HCC
Acacia and Mimosa/ P. Viridis

Quote from: happyconcafe

I put Mimosas and Acacias in the following mix:
3 : 1 : 1.5 : 1
Potting soil : vermiculite : perlite : worm castings
They seem to enjoy the fast draining soil with light water retention. Also, it seems they both do well in almost any soil mix that doesn't "harden off", meaning form into a dry cake that water can't permeate very well.

And viridis in the following per Bach's recommendation:
1 : 0.75 : 1
Potting soil : vermiculite : perlite


Best wishes!
Hcc

Salvia Divinorum

Quote from: mandrake

You can easily find many recipes for a good soil mix for salvia. It's not a particularly picky species as long as the soil drains well, breathes well and holds a good supply of organic matter. This is particularly true for cuttings in the process of rooting, and plants in the process of adaptation. 

Adult plants can do well without any draining-ventilating agents in the substrate, but for a starting mix they are a good addition. The soil mix that worked for me was roughly 40% peat (sphagnum is a great option to include), 30-40% good compost, 10% worm castings or dung, and 10-20% perlite/vermiculite.

Salvia seems to like organic slow-release fertilizers. They highly decrease the risk of over-feeding and burn.

Title: Re: Community Soil Reference Thread
Post by: New Wisdom on March 05, 2014, 11:24:10 PM

Thanks for starting this. Here are some of my soil mixes for cacti.

Seed starting mixes:

#1

• 80% washed sand
• 20% worm castings (Sand is washed and sterilized then worm castings added)

#2

• 1 part Seed starting mix (or cacti mix/potting soil)
• 1 part pumice
• 1 part washed sand

Pereskiopsis soil mix:

• 4 parts fox farm soil
• 2 part worm castings
• 2 part pumice
• 1 worm castings

Trichocereus mix:

• 4 parts soil mix
• 4 parts pumice
• 1 part coarse washed sand

Mineral mix:

• 4 parts pumice
• 2 parts washed coarse sand
• 1 part pea gravel
• 1 part coco coir
• .5 part worm castings
• 1 small scoop of slow release ferts

(this isn't exact, I wing it sometimes. I'll try to get a more precise ratio for you guys and then edit this)